M. H. Abrams Quotes

We believed that to understand literature, you had to understand its place in history and culture.

M. H. Abrams

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
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  • Birth: July 23, 1912 - April 21, 2015

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I was born on the 24th of September 1755 in the county of Fauquier, at that time one of the frontier counties of Virginia. My father possessed scarcely any fortune and had received a very limited education - but was a man to whom nature had been bountiful, and who had assiduously improved her gifts.

John Marshall

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The most important thing in the professional wrestling industry in this day and age of technology and the Internet and social media is to be able to make wrestling unpredictable.

Matt Hardy

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I can't speak American dog very well. There was a lot of improvisation with Uggie - like when I put the dog on the table or sometimes I follow him, sometimes he follows me. I had a lot of treats in my pocket. We worked with Omar Von Muller, the dog trainer. It was very easy because it was a big movie.

Jean Dujardin

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To me, Jeff Zucker is synonymous with winning. He's an incredible news executive.

Soledad O'Brien

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A celebrity life can be very fast-paced, and it can be hard to find meaning in it. I believe that everyone is looking for the answers, but the answers are within ourselves.

Miranda Kerr

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I soon realized that the best thing I could do for the profession of human services was to get out of it.

Mitch Kapor

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I always kind of did my own thing, but it got me into trouble a lot, so I started listening to what people were telling me to do to show I was a team player.

Dolph Ziggler

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I have a rebellious nature, and being told no is almost the surest way to get me to do something.

Doug Liman

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For better or worse, when you're running for mayor, there's a little bit of a spotlight on you.

Christine Quinn

BetterYouLittleSpotlightMayor

We're a long way away from someone like Willie Pep winning a round without throwing a punch.

Brin-Jonathan Butler

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The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.

Aristotle

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A perfect poem you can't pin down and say, 'This is exactly what it meant to me.' It's not a self-help manual.

Alice McDermott

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